by jmsthornton | Oct 29, 2015 | Lobbying, Political Advertising, Political Funding, Public Trust
Below is the text of an address on the noxious effects of money and lobbying on Government decision-making given to ICAN, The Independent Community Accountability Network by Associate Professor The Hon. Dr Ken Coghill. This talk was given at an event held on Wednesday...
by jmsthornton | Apr 9, 2015 | Election, ICAC, New South Wales, Public Trust
This article is one of an occasional series of opinions by our members. After the NSW election: Some reflections Author: David Harper (The Hon David Harper AM QC, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, Member of ART) Download PDF version here...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 24 March 2015, the Baird Liberal government responded to ART’s request for pre-election commitments to transparency accountability and anti-corruption in government. The substance of this reply is posted below. Thank you for providing the Baird Government...
by jmsthornton | Mar 24, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 24 March 2015 Luke Foley responded to ART’s request for pre-election commitments to transparency accountability and anti-corruption in government. The substance of this reply is posted below. Thank you for writing on behalf of the Accountability Round Table...
by jmsthornton | Mar 23, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 23 March 2015, ART sought from the Greens clarification of its position in relation to the final issues raised in its original commitment request letter of 25 February 2015, namely those concerning the public trust principle. The following response was received ...
by jmsthornton | Feb 5, 2015 | Public Trust, Trust in Government
The principle of “Public office, Public trust” has been discussed before on this website, notably by Tim Smith in 2012, and again in July 2014, and further, in October 2014, Tim discussed public trust in the context of urban planning. Thanks to David...